Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the U.S., but those diagnosed have a 90% survival rate when it’s detected early. With one in three adults over the age of 50 passing on the ...

March is national colorectal awareness month and one doctor who ignored his own symptoms is urging you not to do the same.

Share on Pinterest New technology has created alternatives for colorectal cancer screening. gahsoon/Getty Images Researchers say some people who have a negative result from a colonoscopy may be able ...

1. Research company NRG Oncology launched a study to examine patients with a first diagnosis of adenomas. The purpose of the study is to determine when patients diagnosed with one or two adenomas ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Follow-up colonoscopy is both overused and underused, two new studies indicate. Too often, patients at high-risk for colorectal cancer don't receive timely "surveillance" ...

ScienceDaily (Oct. 31, 2011) - Physicians who listen to Mozart while performing colonoscopy may increase their detection rates of precancerous polyps, according to the results of a new study unveiled ...

Q: My doctor has suggested that I have a colonoscopy exam. I have read many articles about virtual colonoscopy, and it appeals to me -- no scopes, no discomfort. What do you say about virtual ...